Afya Mzuri is Zambian Local Non-Government Organisation and one of the leading health communication organizations. Afya Mzuri specializes in community empowerment, behaviour change, and knowledge management for health and has over 21 years of experience providing high-impact HIV & AIDS prevention and treatment programming to government, civil society, and the private sectors. Originally mandated as a provider of HIV and AIDS programmes in work place, Afya Mzuri’s service provision has expanded in recent years to focus on all aspects of health and wellbeing – specifically malaria, TB, maternal newborn & child health, nutrition, reproductive health, and lifestyle diseases – as well as HIV and AIDS.

The organization has an extensive background in behaviour change interventions, working in both urban and peri-urban settings to address health risks, combat HIV stigma and facilitate access to care and treatment. Our past and current programmes have built capacity for change within community and workplace settings, with a focus on local ownership of issues and solutions.

Afya Mzuri is a partner on the following projects – USAID-funded project called TBLON, Children’s Future Programme supported by SAVE THE CHILDREN and CIVSAM being supported by PLAN INTERNATIONAL.

An opportunity has arisen to recruit a Finance Officer and Resource Mobilization consultant to support the organization achieve its objectives and goals.

The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Executive Director and in close collaboration with the Resource Mobilization Committee.
Description of duties:

The objective of the role is to match Afya Mzuri projects with potential donors and to attract additional funds to the organization. Keeping in mind this singular objective, the selected consultant will be expected to:

I. Develop the organization’s twenty-four-month resource mobilization action plan:

• Become familiar with the organization operations, as set out in the resource mobilization strategy and projects.
• Assemble exhaustive funder intelligence performing scope matching with funder´s mandates and objectives.
• From funder intelligence, identify potential funders for Afya Mzuri outside its traditional network of partners.
• On the basis of the above, develop a twelve-month action plan to prioritize target projects.

II. Develop marketing materials in collaboration with the Afya Mzuri strategic objectives and goals.

III. Develop new donor partnerships and mobilize funds based on the action plan:

• Contact funders with targeted pitches; arrange face-to-face meetings with potential donors.
• Establish contact repository and resource mobilization log.
• Develop a mechanism for tracking and follow up on short and long term opportunities which can be sustained by the organization even after the consultancy.
• Alert management as and when opportunities for resource mobilization arise.

IV. Expertise transfer:

• Work closely with Afya Mzuri team responsible for resource mobilization in the relevant projects focusing on TB, malaria, maternal newborn & child health, nutrition, reproductive health, and lifestyle diseases – as well as HIV and AIDS.
• Provide trainings to relevant team members of the resource mobilization committee.
• Run one general fundraising workshop at the Afya Mzuri.

Qualification

Education: Degree in relevant field including international development, public health, social sciences, political science, or communications.
Skills: Solid understanding of public health issues and priorities, preferably in the area of non-communicable diseases, particularly cancer. Sharpened inter-personal working skills.
Experience: Demonstrable track-record of success in international fundraising, partnership building, advocacy or resource mobilization with proven track record of successful fundraising campaigns. Established relationships with major donors in the area of health would be an advantage.
Languages: Excellent written and oral communication skills in English. Additional languages would be an asset.

Applicants should submit a cover letter detailing how their skills, qualifications and experience match the minimum requirements outlined above, together with a CV (maximum 3 pages) and the full contact details of at least 3 professional referees, one of which should include current employer, where applicable and the expected remuneration.